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I don't hold out hope for a new tivo os I have 2 directv dvrs and one thr22. If the tivo did whole home I would have 3 tivos they are way more responsive than the directv dvr and I think this is the reason tivos don't do whole home. I know some on this forum do not believe directv is holding the tivos back but I think if they didn't their dvr would become a thing of the past.

I will agree, though, that the DirecTV version of wishlists, while more powerful, is a bit of a pain to use - especially when it comes to reviewing previously entered searches. Nevertheless, they can do most everything TiVo wishlists can do, and more.

What I still miss from Tivo is the ability to run all wishlists at once; with the HRs, you need to run each saved search one at a time.

I have a Tivo HD with Lifetime Service that I used on Fios and then Cox. A year ago I went with DirecTV and their HR-24. In February, I added the THR-22 Tivo, and way back, I had a DirecTV Tivo Series II.

DirecTV Tivo (THR-22) Advantages:

#1 - Smooth playback in Fast Forward. This is very important if you want to move through a sporting event more quickly, but still see all the detail as with auto sports or football.

#2 - Immediate Slow Motion. Yes, the HR-24 can do slow motion by holding down a few seconds, but Tivo gives instant slow motion, step-by-step, and return to regular speed immediately.

#3 - Two constant ON 30 minute buffers. Yes HR-24 allows the manual start of a second buffer, but it goes OFF after 90 minutes of inactivity.

#4 - Unlimited Season Passes. The HR-24 limits to 50 and the HR-34 to 100. While 50 sounds like a lot, it really isn't.

#5 - Faster response to operator inputs. The Tivo typically responds within a second or two. This delay is due to DirecTV SWM rather than the 'box'. (on cable Tivos, all responses are virtually instantaneous) However, the HR-24 can hang-up on a channel change or play a recording for 5-10 seconds.

DirecTV Tivo Disadvantages:

#1 - Because the Tivo Peanut remote has buttons and features not supported with the DirecTV remote, the Tivo remote is required (unless you program a remote such as the Harmony). Unfortunately the DirecTV Peanut Tivo does NOT have full code sets programmed into it, especially newer products such as Sound Bars. Therefore, you can't use the Tivo remote to control the sound or mute on some newer A/V equipment.

#2 - Not compatible with any whole house system.

#3 - Does not allow access to outside programming such as Netflix and other sources that the previous Tivo HD cable units did support.

#4 - HDD problems. In 7 months I've gone through two THR-22 units and now on my third. The bad units start recording then pause in the middle of the recording for 20 to 90 seconds, then continue recording. What you see during playback are these 20 to 90 second 'jumps' and the recording is, for example, only 22 minutes long, not 30 minutes. The green bar at the bottom shows only the 22 minutes. When this starts happening, it gets worse very quickly.

The way I 'prove' this happens to the service tech is that I have an HR-24 sitting right beside the THR-22 in my home theater. So I record the same program on both units simultaneously from the same feed line. The HR-24 program looks perfect and the THR-22 stops and starts, along with other strange artifacts.

I know there are a lot advantages and disadvantage, but the ones above are based on my years of experience using various Tivos and DirecTVs and they are the ones that have made a difference for me personally, based on what I watch and features I like.